Office of Environment and Energy

2120-AL30 201810 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Special Flight Authorizations for Supersonic Aircraft

Current regulations prohibit overland supersonic civil flights in the United States, but allow flights for the test and development of new aircraft by means of an authorization. The criteria for such authorizations were developed in the 1970s and placed in an appendix to the operating regulations. With renewed interest in supersonic aircraft development, the FAA is proposing to modernize these authorizations by specifically describing the application criteria, providing increased clarity, and designating the contact office within the FAA for applications and information.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 14 CFR 91 49 U.S.C. 106(f) and (g) 49 U.S.C. 1155 49 U.S.C. 40101 49 U.S.C. 40103 49 U.S.C. 40105 49 U.S.C. 40113 49 U.S.C. 40120 49 U.S.C. 44101 49 U.S.C. 44111 49 U.S.C. 44701 49 U.S.C. 44704 49 U.S.C. 44711 and 44712 49 U.S.C. 44715 to 44717 49 U.S.C. 44722 49 U.S.C. 46306 49 U.S.C. 46315 and 46316 49 U.S.C. 46504 49 U.S.C. 46506 and 46507 49 U.S.C. 47122 49 U.S.C. 47508 49 U.S.C. 47528 to 47531 49 U.S.C. 47534 Pub. L. 114-190, 130 Stat. 615 ... No NPRM 05/00/2019 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Mehmet Marsan Office of Environment and Energy 2120 Federal Aviation Administration FAA 202 267-7703 mehmet.marsan@faa.gov 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20591